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Performance Workshop with Doc Luben (presented by Bigfoot Reg.)

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

This upbeat, nuts-and-bolts performance workshop will focus on how to amplify your own unique power and rhythms to connect more deeply with your audience, and how to steer around the unconscious habits and blocks that keep your beautiful, ugly, important poems from being heard as they deserve to be. Doc Luben draws on decades of experience in performance and coaching to sharpen and energize the storytelling aspect of your spoken word. Participation is invited but not required. This event is free and open to the public as part of The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

The Unseen: Open for Submissions

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

The Quiet Crowd is having a huge art show and we are open for submissions! The Unseen is a curated exhibition showcasing marginalized artists in their personal work to freedom and self expression. We are looking for female, non-binary, and LGBTQ artists willing to share their personal journey’s as the Unseen, those who have been shut out or quieted by the greater artistic establishment. Here we may give voice to ourselves. We are looking for visual artists, acoustic performers, spoken word artists, or performance based works. The event will be open to the public and will include a private showing of the first scene of the Quiet Crowd. Have wine, food, and listen to La Vie En Rose with us in the garden. To submit…

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Free

Bigfoot Regional Slam Finals

The First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam is bringing you the top four Poetry Slam teams for the Pacific Northwest and beyond to battle it out on finals stage! Each team will earn a spot through preliminary competitions during the previous day. This event is all ages. There will be food and drinks for purchase, and there will be alcohol for donation. Tickets are available right now! Click on the ticket link to purchase them! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bigfootregionalpoetryslam/271357 $15 in advance $20 at the door $2 discount for seniors and students! This is an accessible-friendly venue. There are elevators, accessible seating, and gender neutral bathrooms. Don't miss out on the only chance you'll ever get to see the first ever Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam champion crowned!

$15 – $20

ROAR: SEX

Crush Bar 1400 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR, United States

July 26th, 2019 SEX (a co-production with Booklover's Burlesque at Crush Bar). Details TBA.

$15

Storylesque: A Storytelling & Burlesque Medley

Crush Bar 1400 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR, United States

STORYLESQUE is Portland's newest storytelling spectacular, which matches titillating, inspiring, and TRUE stories from the Pacific Northwest's leading storytellers with burlesque performances all in one show! Our show is inclusive, sex and body-positive, fiercely feminist, and empowering to all! Our storytellers include Shannon Brazil, Kisha Jarrett, Katie Nguyen, Leah Baer, Fannie Fuller, and Ilima of The Sexbots. Performers for this edition of STORYLESQUE include... Angelique DeVil & Zora Von Pavonine Kit Katastrophic La Reina (Atlanta) Luz de la Concha Resa La Revv And more to be announced! Hosted by the delightfully decadent Dee Dee Pepper! Doors open at 8:30pm. Show begins at 9:00pm. TICKET PRICES: $18 Advance General Admission $26 Advance VIP tickets for front row table seating $26 Advance VIP tickets for high top…

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$18 – $30

Bohemian Dream Cafe Music Hour & Literary Fun

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

One page open mic readings, audience participation, writing prompts, trivia and other contests.

Free

7DS: Pants On Fire!

White Eagle 836 N Russell St, Portland, OR, United States

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us. Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match. Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe…

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Tiffany Jenkins: This Show is Awkward AF

Revolution Hall 1300 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, United States

Be among the first to receive the newest edition of Tiffany’s book with exclusive signed book packages available! Tiffany Jenkins is a wife, mother, author, content creator and recovering addict. Although best known for her funny viral Facebook videos, Tiffany speaks shamelessly, openly and honestly about her past and addiction, as well as her struggles with depression and anxiety. Tiffany’s story of hope has had such an overwhelming response from her supporters that she is ready to tackle her next life goal - travel the globe, meet her fans and make as many people laugh and feel inspired as possible. Tiffany Jenkins: This Show Is Awkward AF is the opportunity to spend quality time with Tiffany as she shares stories not-previously covered in her book…

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$30 – $89

The Unseen

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

The Unseen is a curated exhibition showcasing marginalized artists in their personal work to freedom and self expression. We are looking for female, non-binary, and LGBTQ artists willing to share their personal journey’s as the Unseen, those who have been shut out or quieted by the greater artistic establishment. Here we may give voice to ourselves. We are looking for visual artists, acoustic performers, spoken word artists, or performance based works. The event will be open to the public and will include a private showing of the first scene of the Quiet Crowd. Have tacos, desert, and listen to La Vie En Rose with us in the dining room.

Free

C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert

Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Using C.S. Lewis’ own words, award-winning actor Max McLean brings the brilliant Oxford Don to life, taking us on his extraordinary journey from hard-boiled atheist to “the most reluctant convert in all England.“ Run Time: 80 minutes with no intermission. The performance is followed by a post-show discussion with Max McLean. Age Recommendation: Recommended for ages 13 and older. Children under age 4 not admitted. About Max McLean Max McLean is an award-winning actor and founder and artistic director of New York City-based Fellowship for Performing Arts. Max adapted for the stage The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert, The Great Divorce, Genesis and Mark’s Gospel. His recent writing and producing credits include Martin Luther on Trial. As an actor, he created…

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$45 – $99
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